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Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, “Where did you come from?” They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

Genesis 42:7 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીઉત્પત્તિ ૪૨:૭
યૂસફે પોતાના ભાઈઓને જોયાં. તેઓને ઓળખ્યા, પણ તે જાણે તેઓને ઓળખતો ન હોય તેમ તેઓની સાથે વર્ત્યો. તેણે તેઓની સાથે કઠોરતાથી વાત કરીને પૂછ્યું, “તમે ક્યાંથી આવ્યા છો? “તેઓએ કહ્યું, “અમે કનાન દેશથી અનાજ વેચાતું લેવાને આવ્યા છીએ.
हिन्दीउत्पत्ति ४२:७
उनको देखकर यूसुफ ने पहचान तो लिया, परन्तु उनके सामने भोला बनकर कठोरता के साथ उनसे पूछा, “तुम कहाँ से आते हो?” उन्होंने कहा, “हम तो कनान देश से अन्न मोल लेने के लिये आए हैं।”

In context

5The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6Joseph was the governor over the land. It was he who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph’s brothers came, and bowed themselves down to him with their faces to the earth.

7Joseph saw his brothers, and he recognized them, but acted like a stranger to them, and spoke roughly with them. He said to them, “Where did you come from?” They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

8Joseph recognized his brothers, but they didn’t recognize him.

9Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

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